Stand Up GBV campaign
SOUTH Africans are fed up with the high levels of violence and crime, in particular gender-based violent crimes, against women and children in our country.
In 2019, 2 700 women were killed in South Africa. The daily onslaught of violence impacts on all the people of South Africa. The #STANDUP campaign stands against all forms of violence, including GBV and violence against women and children.
The T-shirt campaign by Kindred South Africa offers a helping hand to organisations across South Africa, including Rape Crisis, TEARS Foundation, Sonke Gender Justice and SA Women Fight Back.
These GBV organisations have been working on establishing a safe space in South Africa for GBV survivors by providing counselling services, supporting survivors at courts, assisting them to fight for their rights, and by sheltering survivors.
These organisations have teamed up to work together to fight against GBV during the 16 days of activism against violence against women and children and beyond.
One of the campaign’s goals is an awareness campaign on the South SAPS’ six-point plan to make GBV survivors aware of their rights when reporting a case to the police station.
The plan states that:
You have the right to be treated with respect and dignity by an appropriately trained police officer;
Your statement should be taken in privacy in an area specifically designated for this;
All medical evidence, reports and examinations are to be referred to and undertaken by qualified healthcare professionals;
The investigation should be undertaken by either a member of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Investigation Unit (FCS) or a detective with relevant training;
Victims and their families should be referred to Victim Support Services for legal, medical, social, and psychological help; and Progress and feedback of the investigation should be continuously and proactively provided.
We invite all South Africans to join us on our #STANDUP campaign.
At Kindred South Africa, we are raising funds for GBV organisations we have partnered with during the 16 days of activism and we would like to invite other organisations who combat GBV to join our campaign. With the start of 16 days of activism on Wednesday, November 25, to Human Rights Day on Thursday, December 10, it is a vital time to raise awareness around GBV and violence in South Africa.
While many people would like to take a stand and make their voice heard, often they are not sure how to, are unable to or they are afraid to. Our campaign allows everyone to be heard.
In posting a picture wearing our rainbow T-shirt on social media, anyone can #STANDUP and have their say, while promoting and supporting organisations that make a difference in the GBV sector, while still adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
The tag line #StandUp is a call to action for everyone to stand up, band together and make their voices heard to stop violence against women, children, the LGBTQ+ community and violence in South Africa overall. Enough is Enough
We need to find innovative ways to help end the increasing violence that we are faced with every day as South Africans. We believe that supporting organisations that are making a difference in the GBV sector is a good reason to take a STAND.
Our T-shirts are Proudly South African because they are locally produced to help sustain the ailing economy and ensure the production of a high-quality product. The choice of the rainbow design on the T-shirt depicts hope, a promise of better times to come and inclusivity.
The rainbow symbolism bears a similar meaning in many different cultures, too. The T-shirts are priced at R189 for adults and R159 for children, excluding delivery, with all proceeds going to GBV charities.
Simply buy your T-shirt from the online store at www.standuptogethersa.com. We deliver to your door, anywhere in South Africa. Show your support by posting a picture of yourself wearing our rainbow T-shirt on social media.
This is to demonstrate that anyone can “Stand Up” and have their say while promoting and supporting organisations who work on the ground to make a difference by providing practical solutions to combating GBV in our society.
In realising a GBV-free society, we believe that this is a campaign that everyone should support – including women, men and children to help fund those organisations that support survivors of GBV in South Africa.
In supporting this campaign, you stand in solidarity with those who are directly affected by GBV – this includes our grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters, and granddaughters.